New skills for the twenty-first century students
Celebrating the 90th Birth anniversary of former President of India, Bharat Ratna Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, the international foundation in his name had organized a virtual event. The topic was “New Skills for the 21st Century Students”, a relevant one for the times. The organizers invited me to deliver a brief address on the topic to the students from around the country who will be participating live and watching the recording in YouTube. It was a honour for me to share the virtual stage with Dr Y S Rajan, Padma Shri awardee, former Distinguished Professor at ISRO and a friend of Dr Kalam. In my talk, I covered on what I call M.A.P. (Make Anything Possible) and four broad skill groups that are required to succeed in this century: Learn->Unlearn->Learn, Be Truly Global, Each of us must think & behave like a start-up, Every one of us should be a software programmer. Video is in my blog at https://venkatarangan.com/blog/2021/10/new-skills-for-the-21st-century-students/
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- 1. New Skills for the 21st Century Students by Venkatarangan Thirumalai tncv.me | @venkatarangan
- 2. Jobs at risk due to Automation by 2030 mckinsey.com/featured-insights/gender-equality/the-future-of-women-at-work-transitions-in-the-age-of-automation
- 3. Make Anything Possible - MAP அருவினை யென்ப வுளவ ோ கருவிெோற் கோல மறிந்து யெயின். Is there any work that’s impossible to do – if done at the right time with right tools skills? Thirukkural – 483: oldtamilpoetry.com/2018/10/18/thirukkural-483-2/
- 4. 1. Lattice Career Progression • No lifelong jobs or roles • Auto Drive vs Sports Mode • Learn -> Unlearn -> Learn • Online learning • Learn to be a gatherer of information & thinker over memorising • Work with Integrity as lived by Dr Kalam
- 5. 2. Be truly global • Dr Kalam’s vision of Virtual Office - WFH • Hybrid working • Global Teams • Learn World Languages • Learn Cultures, Read books • Experience Multicuisine • Travel (For now w/ Reddit & Window-Swap)
- 6. 3. You are a start-up • Idea -> MVP -> Fund-raise -> Team -> Build -> Market -> Sales -> Support -> Repeat • Learn the basics of Finance, Accounting, Law, Marketing & Sales • Core Media Literary skills • Social (Media) Skills: Create, Circulate, Connect, Collaborate (4C) • Be Original • Public (YouTube) Speaking
- 7. 4. Everyone is a programmer • Software is eating world • Every business is a software business (UBER, Swiggy, Flipkart, AirBnB, Reliance) • No-Code Platforms are the new Microsoft Office • Become a Citizen Developer
Editor's Notes
- Common words now are Pandemic, Lock down, Work from Home. Followed by Artificial Intelligence & Automation.
- A career lattice is a career progression pathway that allows for vertical, horizontal, and diagonal movement.
- Be Original: This is a custom talk I prepared, there is enough YouTube videos
- Dr Y S Rajan mentioned Choosing Career Paths By Y.S. Rajan https://books.google.co.in/books?id=XQaUOPBVRFEC&printsec=copyright#v=onepage&q&f=false Learn Swimming, Cycling. There are 63 skills in carpentry